Laos vs Lesotho: tax rates compared

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Laos	25%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-06
Lesotho	30%	Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — Employees' Tax (Pay As You Earn) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference	−5 pp	Lesotho higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Laos	20%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Lesotho	25%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	−5 pp	Lesotho higher

Between the two, Lesotho's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Laos's (20%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Laos sits below it, Lesotho sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Laos	10%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-06
Lesotho	15%	Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Lesotho · as of 2023-01-26
Difference	−5 pp	Lesotho higher

Between the two, Lesotho's VAT rate (15%) tops Laos's (10%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Laos sits below it, Lesotho matches the world average. Laos's figure is dated 2026-02-06 and Lesotho's 2023-01-26, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Laos	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-06
Lesotho	0%	Source: Revenue Services Lesotho — official site (tax categories) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

There's no gap here — Laos and Lesotho both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.